A look at an abandoned medical clinic in Highland Park, Michigan explained by Michael Mixerr.

Michael Mixerr found an abandoned medical clinic in Highland Park, Michigan while doing some urban exploration on the internet through Google Maps and Bing maps. It was there he found this abandoned medical clinic in Highland Park, Michigan. This news article will explain what this medical clinic once was.

This medical clinic was once a beauty salon which was State Fair Beauty Salon at 19530 Ralston Street, Highland Park, Michigan. State Fair Beauty Salon operated as a beauty salon and hair salon much throughout the 1950s. Exactly when this beauty salon shut down is and remains unknown. The exact reasons(s) as to why this beauty salon shut down remains unknown. (Ref: https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/djnews/djn.1959.12.25.001/34)

State Fair Beauty Salon and the surrounding property was put up for sale in the Detroit Free Press newspaper in 1966. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/97692724/)

This beauty salon would later be renovated into a medical clinic called Ralston Clinic sometime in the 1960s. Ralston Clinic was owned, managed, and operated by Dr. Robert F. Weissinger. Dr. Robert F. Weissinger was an osteopath.


However Ralston Clinic was shut down in 1976 because Dr. Robert F. Weissinger was charged with Medicaid fraud. Dr. Robert F. Weissinger and a handful of other doctors in the state of Michigan were charged with defrauding Medicaid of $70.000. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/55754280/)

Two Detroit osteopaths and two medical clinic employees were arrested on charges of plotting to defraud Medicaid of $70,000. The four were charged with; conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses and conspiracy to practice osteopathic medicine without a license. However all released on personal bonds. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/365441149/)

“Four men, including two osteopaths, were released on personal bonds after being arraigned Monday on charges of defrauding Medicaid of $70.000. The two physicians, Robert F. Weissinger and Alan F DeVore, were also charged with conspiracy to permit Mohsen Djamali, who is not a doctor to patients at the Omega Clinic of Detroit that was operated by DeVore. Also charged was Omega Clinic administer Ralph Papenfuse.”

(Ref: Traverse City Record-Eagle, Page 26, Wednesday, June 30, 1976)

According to a news article written by Kathy Warbelow for the Detroit Press, two Detroit osteopaths and two other persons were arrested and charged with scheming to defraud Medicaid of $70,000. Three of the arrested persons, including both doctors,were also charged with conspiracy to permit a man who is not a doctor to treat patients at a clinic operated by one of the doctors. (Ref: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/98242851/)

Two Detroit osteopaths and two other persons were arrested Monday and charged with scheming to defraud Medicaid of $70,000. Three of the arrested persons, including both doctors, were also charged with conspiracy to permit a man who is not a doctor to treat patients at a clinic operated by one of the doctors. Arrested were Dr. Robert F. Weissinger of the Ralston Clinic, 19530 Ralston; Dr. Alan F. DeVore of the Omega Clinic, 12874 E. Jefferson; Omega administer Ralph Papenfuse, and Mohsen Djamali, an employe at the Omega Clinic.

THE ARRESTS are the result of an investigation by the state Department of Social Services which began after DeVore had been suspended from Medicaid payments in 1974 because of an alleged $125,000 overpayment. According to Ernest Hornung, prosecutor for the Wayne County Consumer Protection Agency, DeVore, Papenfuse and Weissinger then worked out a scheme whereby DeVore, could continue to collect Medicaid payments under one of Weissinger's unused provider numbers. Doctors who receive Medicaid payments are identified by provider numbers, though one doctor may have numbers for each location at which he practices. Weissinger, according to Hornung, arranged for his old number to be reactivated at the address of the Omega Clinic, which is operated by DeVore. Patients at the clinic were examined and treated by Djamali, a physician's assistant who has received medical training but is not a licensed doctor, according to Hornung. Weissinger signed the patients charts and the Medicaid billings for the patients were submitted under his name, it was charged. The men allegedly split the profits from the scheme, which involved more than $70,000 between November 1974 through October 1975. Weissinger has been suspended from receiving payments as a result of the investigation. All four men were arraigned Monday before Recorder's Court Judge Michael Connor and released on personal bonds. The charges are conspiracy to obtain money under false pretenses and conspiracy to practice osteopathic medicine without a license.


Ralston Clinic later became People’s Medical Clinic and Walk-In Center in 1985. However this name only stuck for less than a year. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_mi/800958001)

People’s Medical Clinic and Walk-In Center was later renamed to Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic in the summer of 1987. This walk-in medical clinic was operated and owned by Dr. Richard U Baldwin. (Ref: https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?ID=800958001)

Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic had another walk-in medical clinic at the address of 12505 Hamilton, Highland Park, Michigan. This walk-in medical clinic operated for 5 years until the middle of May 1990. Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic was one of the professional services owned by Dr. Richard U Baldwin. (Ref: https://bizstanding.com/p/hamilton+medical+walk-in+clinic+pc-86032113)

Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic was revoked and dissolved in 1990. The State of Michigan issued a court order to/for Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic to dissolve which resulted in a court ordered dissolution. (Ref: https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?ID=800958001)

The phone number for Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic was 313-368-6077 and the mailing address was 19530 Ralston St, Highland Park MI 48203. Their PO Box was PO Box 3264, Highland Park, MI 48203. (Ref: https://businessfinder.mlive.com/hamilton-medical-walk-in-clinic-highland-park-mi.html)

According to information from data accumulated from clinics-and-medical-centers.cmac.ws, Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic was also a medical center. This medical center operated in the same buildings the walk-in clinic operated out of. (Ref: https://clinics-and-medical-centers.cmac.ws/hamilton-star-medical-walk-in-clinic/99450/)


Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic was later converted and reformed into an urgent care clinic in 2003. This clinic operated as People’s Urgent Care Clinic. This was one of the professional services owned by Dr. Richard U Baldwin. (Ref: https://bizstanding.com/p/people%27s+urgent+care+clinic+pc-85701591)

At one point during the 2000s decade, People’s Urgent Care Clinic had their business license revoked and the State of Michigan issued a court order to/for People’s Urgent Care Clinic to dissolve which resulted in a court ordered dissolution. (Ref: https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?ID=800979623)

People’s Urgent Care Clinic moved to a different location in 2009 leaving these buildings abandoned. Data from opencorporates.com lists People’s Urgent Care Clinic as still active. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_mi/800979623)

On Monday, October 8, 2018, the Detroit Public Health and Safety Standing Committee put both of the buildings which housed Hamilton Medical Walk-In Clinic the list of dangerous buildings. Both buildings were put on the list of dangerous buildings due to the physical condition of both structures (Ref: https://detroitmi.gov/sites/detroitmi.localhost/files/events/2018-10/cal%2010-8-18%20PHS.pdf)

This abandoned medical clinic is currently owned by Dr. Richard U Baldwin and now sits in a dilapidated bad condition. (Ref: https://bsaonline.com/SiteSearch/SiteSearchDetails?SearchFocus=All+Records&SearchCategory=Address&SearchText=19530+Ralston&uid=155&PageIndex=1&ReferenceKey=01007497.&ReferenceType=0&SortBy=&SearchOrigin=0&RecordKeyDisplayString=01007497.&RecordKey=01007497.&RecordKeyType=0)

This abandoned medical clinic is located at 19503 Ralston Street, Highland Park, Michigan US 48203.